K is having a really good time with TWH, I am really happy that the lease situation seems to be working out so well with her. It gives TWH a job and someone to love on him daily which is exactly what he wants. So happy! She has even ridden him bareback and loves my bareback pad. She agreed he feels like a big ol couch! Fluffy and comfy.
I have been working Mia on some basic dressage again, I am really trying to get her to keep her shoulders where I put them and keep her off of my legs. When doing figure 8's, or even when making circles, she has a hard time going from the right to the left without dropping her shoulder and leaning to the inside. That is something to work on so it has been hour homework for the past 2 rides. She is getting there, during our last ride she was finally able to make 2 full figure 8's without dropping her shoulder. Yay!
I also rode Mia on a 3 hour trail ride with RB3, someone I haven't been hanging out with for a while. It was a pretty good ride and visit, maybe we can start riding together occasionally again, we will see. Mia was really good for the trail ride but it was funny how much RB3 laughed at us as Mia showed her green-ness. Spooking at birds, spooking at rocks, spooking at sticks, the absolute inability to go in a straight line. The sudden, veer that goes directly into the horse RB3 is riding because Mia shied away from something. Ah, green horses. She even did really well at the bridges, we went over 2 of bridges twice and while she was very hesitant I was able to get her to go up to them without having someone else go first. Yay! She even held it together as we went under the interstate overpass even though someone else had to go first lol.
This upcoming week will involve no riding as I will be out of town on business, I am going to really need some horse time by the time I get back!
LOL! Yes the green horse drunken walk. Chrome does that too! On our Halloween ride when I got down to walk to warm up I kept looking back over my shoulder to talk to hubby and he said it's no wonder Chrome can't walk a straight line because I can't either LOL! I said yeah it's because I'm looking over my shoulder. The reason Chrome can't walk a straight line is because he's always looking around too. It was hilarious. I forgot to mention it in the post. :)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like Mia is doing great. I don't think I would have the guts to go under an overpass. Drivers on the interstate freak me out lol. She's such a good, brave girl! Have fun on your business trip!